Dysfunctionality is another name of this movie. All cast numbers are in peak form. With the exception of Toni Collette, the surrogate mother of all of them, this family can't even relate to each other. Greg Kinnear's motivatational speeches can't motivate anybody. Steve Carell got dumped by his gay partner. Paul Dano won't talk to anybody. Alan Arkin sniffs coke. But Abagail Breslin has them all rooting for her to be Little Miss Sunshine. It is one funny movie and a very touching one as well.
Worth seeing again and again, though at times a little too quirky for its own good. Highly recommended.